Gilbert’s first independent property in a bookstore to open Saturday – 12news.com KPNX

Gilbert, Ariz.

The owner of “Literal Bookstore” Laura Sharp has started selling books on pop shops on farmers, festivals and local companies.

“Everywhere we could put a tent and have public books. We did it,” Sharp said.

The pop -up markets slowly became the integration of the bookstore into already established commercial premises and now the first place for bricks and mortar at the store is just outside the center of Gilbert near the Gilbert Road and Rawhide Avenue.

“We were grown in these small baby steps as the community supported the store little by little until we were able to get the space right here,” Sharp said.

Sharp has been in the Gilbert community for more than a decade, raising their children there, and she said that she and her husband were always wondering when Gilbert would receive an independent bookstore.

“I wanted Gilbert to have an independent bookstore. There was no one, and it had the feeling that the void our community deserved to have,” Sharp said.

And Sharp is not the only one who is excited to see literally a bookstore to open his doors.

“At every stage of the business growth we were trying to offer more and more to the community,” Sharp said. “There is this interconnection between the community and the bookstore … The more the community offers us, the more we can offer.”

If you are heading for a literal bookstore this weekend, you can browse your favorite Sharp section, The Kid’s Books. Children’s literature is how she started her bookstore and is a huge part of the physical location of the bookstore.

Booking has a healthy children’s book book, everything-from-books for readers for the first time to middle-class readings and even bilingual pictures with pictures.

“This is where my heart is, in the part of the child of the bookstore,” Sharp said. “If we can excite our children from reading when they are young, they will become readers throughout their lives.”

To learn more about TAP’s festivities to celebrate the solemn opening of a literal bookstore, head to the shop website or social media pages.

Where: 397 Gilbert Road #140

When: Saturday, February 8 from 10am to 6pm

Booking will also be open on Sunday from 10am to 15 hours

You can now watch 12news content anytime, everywhere, thanks to the 12news+app!

The free 12news+ 12News app allows users to broadcast live events – including daily news shows such as “Today in AZ” and “12 News” and our daily lifestyle program, “Arizona Midday” – Roku and Amazon Fire TV.

12news+ live showcases throughout the day to break news, local news, time and even a random moment of Zen showing the breathtaking views of Arizona.

Users can also watch videos on request from best stories, local policy, I-Ekip investigations, arizona-specific features and vintage videos of 12news archives.

ROKU: Add the channel from the Roku store or by looking for “12 News KPNX”.

Amazon Fire TV: Look for “12 News KPNX” to find the free 12News+app to add to your account or 12News+app directly delivered to your Amazon Fire TV via Amazon or Amazon.

Go beyond the television show and learn more about Arizona’s unique stories in 12news YouTube Channel. Subscribe to more digital-exclusive content!